Theme Essay

Short story titles belong in...

• quotation marks.

• italics.

• ALL CAPS.

• a bold font.

Which embedding evidence techniques did the writer use?

 As the story continues, Zaroff tries to manipulate Rainsford into thinking that hunting humans is not all that crazy. He justifies his actions by degrading his prey: “The weak of the world were put here to give the strong pleasure,” and he refers to his victims as “the scum of the earth” (28).

• colon and flow

• flow and dialogue

• dialogue

• dialogue and colon

Which citation is punctuated correctly?

• (Connell 27).

• (Connell)

• (Connell pg. 27).

• (Connell, 27).

Always use ______tense verbs when writing about literature.

This explains how your evidence supports your topic sentence

In a theme essay, this sentence includes a thematic statement

• thesis

• commentary

• evidence

• transitions

Is it okay to use personal pronouns in an essay? Example: "I think..." or "My evidence..."

• yes

• no

• maybe

In a literary essay, evidence should be organized _________.

• in any way the writer chooses.

• chronologically

• in reverse order.

Mrs. Ledbetter loves when students use the word “quote” in their commentary.

• True

• False

• IDK

• Sometimes

Which of the following is not part of a thematic statement?

• Theme topic

• Qualifying word

• Adjectives

• How the work applies to real life

• Commentary

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2